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Bing Partner Program expands to agencies and technology partners, rolling out to more markets

Customers that meet certain engagement criteria can become eligible for program benefits. Bing Ads is expanding the Bing Partner Program to include more benefits for more types of customers in more markets. The Bing Partner Program launched initially as a program for resellers....
Posted On 08 Aug 2022
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AdWords’ new extra headline: 7 ways to make the most of it

Google announced expanded text ads at its recent Google Performance Summit. Columnist and Googler Matt Lawson explains why the change was made and what you should do about it. Last Tuesday was a big day for AdWords. During our annual Google Performance Summit Keynote, we...
Posted On 06 Aug 2022
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So we have 45 more characters in AdWords text ads… Now what?

Expanded text ads recently went live in AdWords, so what’s the next step? Columnist Pauline Jakober explains how to strategically expand on your existing text ads when making the transition. The one thing that’s remained constant in AdWords over the past 15 years is the...
Posted On 05 Aug 2022
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Messy SEO Part 1: Navigating a site consolidation migration

Search professionals have found themselves cleaning up issues following site consolidation migrations. This is the exact situation I walked into for the MarTech brand. Messy SEO is a column covering the nitty-gritty, unpolished tasks involved in the auditing, planning, and...
Posted On 04 Aug 2022
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New trade group Paid Search Association launches with exclusive PPC focus

Trusted education and career development will be two of its primary functions. The industry has a new association – the Paid Search Association – which formally launched yesterday. It describes itself as “the first association focused exclusively on the paid-search industry.” A...
Posted On 03 Aug 2022
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Let’s hope COVID-19 isn’t a ‘mass extinction event’ for small businesses

SMBs spend billions annually on digital advertising and marketing services. Most of the attention surrounding the economic fallout from COVID-19 has focused on job losses — now 38.6 million since March. Census data also indicate that roughly 47% of U.S. households have been...
Posted On 02 Aug 2022
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Youtube brings products to YouTube for action ads

YouTube is continuing to make more ads more shoppable. YouTube says the number of advertisers using TrueView for action, the ads designed for performance advertisers with calls-to-action, increased by more than 260% last year. Now it’s bringing product selection to these ads....
Posted On 01 Aug 2022
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Bing gets in shape with search updates for exercise & healthy recipe-related queries

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, Bing is rolling out new health-conscious search experiences. Bing has added new search updates aimed at helping its health-conscious users. Now, when you search for “workouts” or “exercises,” Bing will deliver carousel-styled search...
Posted On 30 Jul 2022
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Google starts automatically upgrading Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max

Automatic updates, oh joy! The process begins today to phase out Smart Shopping campaigns for good. Google has begun to roll out automatic updates converting Smart Shopping campaigns into Performance Max. The details. For most advertisers, the updates will finish in September....
Posted On 28 Jul 2022
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Top 5 secrets your search bar is hiding

Your search bar is hiding secrets in plain sight. Do you know how to uncover them? Your search bar is your secret weapon. How can you help improve the site search experience when someone has landed on your site? What can you do to ensure that you’re meeting their needs while on...
Posted On 27 Jul 2022
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